Jacob Barber

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Jacob Barber is the teenage son at the center of the crime drama miniseries "Defending Jacob," whose alleged involvement in a classmate’s murder drives the story’s suspense and moral ambiguity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
accusedOf murder of Ben Rifkin
ageInStory teenager
appearsIn Defending Jacob NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Defending Jacob (novel) NERFINISHED
centralConflict alleged involvement in a classmate’s murder
classmateOf Ben Rifkin NERFINISHED
creator William Landay NERFINISHED
familyName Barber NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Defending Jacob (2012 novel) NERFINISHED
Defending Jacob (2020 miniseries) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearsIn crime drama
miniseries
givenName Jacob NERFINISHED
hasFather Andy Barber NERFINISHED
hasGrandfather Billy Barber NERFINISHED
hasMother Laurie Barber NERFINISHED
hasTrait introverted
secretive online behavior
socially withdrawn
legalStatusInStory defendant in murder case
narrativeDevice source of suspense
narrativeRole protagonist
title character
nationalityInStory American
occupationInStory high school student
platformOfSeries Apple TV+ NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Jaeden Martell NERFINISHED
relationshipToAndyBarber son GENERATED
relationshipToLaurieBarber son GENERATED
residenceInStory Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
seriesFocus impact of murder accusation on his family
themeAssociation familial loyalty
moral ambiguity
nature versus nurture

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